Llanelli-based International Manufacturing Solutions Ltd (www.imsl.eu) has taken on Sandy Berry to handle the sale of GER grinders — cylindrical, surface and vertical rotary — in the UK.

Following an apprenticeship in tool-making and precision engineering, Mr Berry progressed to being a service and installation engineer in the CNC machine tool industry, covering multi-axis turning, milling and grinding machinery.

More recently, he established a successful career in machine tool sales, with a particular focus on cylindrical- and surface-grinding machinery.

Philip Wilkinson, IMSL director, said: “With a line-up of more than 100 types of high quality, cost-effective grinders, covering most industries’ needs, over the last few years, GER has made impressive inroads into the UK grinding industry.

“We are able to provide standard and tailor-made solutions for automation and handling, and produce machines that cover conventional external and universal CNC cylindrical grinders from 300 up to 6,000mm between centres, surface grinding component sizes from 400 by 200mm up to 6,000 by 1,000mm and rotary grinding up to 2,500mm diameter.

“Sandy is respected throughout the UK grinding and manufacturing industry for his commercial knowledge and technical understanding of all aspects of grinding.

“I am certain that he will make an invaluable contribution to our rapidly expanding business.”